
Tammen's Defying Gravity (Elphaba)- Best In Show Novice Puppy at 16 weeks old. AKC Judge David Kittredge
Degree of line breeding
4/4/6 on MBIS/MBISS CH Reveille Boutonniere JC SDHR
3/4/7 CH AB Lazer The Mischief Maker SDHR
6/9 MBIS/MBISS CH Akuaba Tornado JC SDHR
Percent of blood by ancestor
CH AB Lazer The Mischief Maker SDHR 19.53%
MBIS/MBISS CH Reveille Boutonniere SDHR 14.06%
CH Serengeti Cool Jazz of Woz SDHR 10.9%
CH Juju's Pistol Pete SDHR 7.03%
MBIS CH Music City Jazzman SDHR 6.6%
MBIS CH Shadowbye's Mitty SDHR 5.07%
Group Winning/Group Placing AKC GCH/MJBIS/MJRBIS/BIS/RBIS /IC-JC/IC- SC,IC-CH Bronze, ICKC JUNIOR HALL OF FAME CHAMPION /BIS/RBIS UKC GCH/URO1/MBIS KCUSA Jr CH/KCUSA CH/UCI Int. CH Tammen's Defying Gravity AOM BCOA Nationals 2014, CGC, PVB, RATN, TT, TKI
2012/12/2013.37% African Inbreeding coefficient .0108%
MBIS/MBISS AKC CH Reveille Boutonniere JC SDHRFanconi Clear | |||
AKC CH White Wind The Raven of Asia | |||
AKC CH C-Quest Keep The Rhythm2004/10/6 | |||
AKC CH Sonbar's Deliteful Deviation SDHR6% African Fanconi Clear | MBISS AKC CH/Can CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC SDHR12% African 2002 Pedigree Award Winner,02 & 03 BCOA top Twenty Winner, 03 AKC Eukanuba Classic Invitational Winner, 04 Pedigree Stud Dog Winner, BISS BCOC 2004, BISS BCOA 2007 | MBIS/MBISS AKC CH Reveille Boutonniere JC SDHRFanconi Clear | |
AKC CH Kibushi Highfalutin Of Vasia25% African | |||
AKC CH Sonbar Brite Merri Variation | |||
AKC CH/Veteran BIS/Reserve BIS UKC Grand CH Tammen's Whaz Up Pussycat BBHROutcross - 25% African - Fanconi clear | |||
AKC CH/UKC CH Akuaba The Cat's Meow JC, AOM, PVBOutcross - 50% African - Fanconi Probable carrier - First 50% African to receive a AOM. | |||
AKC CH Akuaba's Tiger Lilly BBHR50% African Best African Adult BCOA 1997,1998,1999 |

Elphaba's first weekend out in AKC and goes BOW and Best Bred by Exhibitor with a group 4.

Elphaba gaiting at her 2nd weekend out at AKC shows at 6 months old.
Best In Shows = 25
Reserve Best In Shows = 15
Best Bred By in Show = 2
International Canine Kennel Club
Finished #1 Juniors Dog for 2013
Finished #6 Veteran Dog for 2021
ICKC JrHOF - Junior Hall of Fame
ICKC JrMS - Junior Master Supreme
ICKC JrSG - Junior Supreme Grand
ICKC JrGr - Junior Grand Champion
ICKC JrCh - Junior Champion
ICKC International Champion
ICKC Grand Champion
ICKC Supreme Grand Champion
Kennel Club Canino Internacional
IC-CHJP-Intercontinental Junior Puppy Champion
IC-CHSP-Intercontinental Senior Champion
IC-C Intercontinental Champion
Intercontinental Championship Cooper
Intercontinental Championship Bronze
Intercontinental Championship Silver
Intercontinental Championship Gold
Intercontinental Championship Platinum
Best In Shows
International Canine Kennel Club/Kennel Club Canino Internacional
Reserve Best Junior In Show - Judge Jerry Berkowitz (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Dierdre Petrie (AKC Judge)
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Dierdre Petrie (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Priscilla Gabosch (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Betty Lou Parris (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Nancy Dougherty (AKC Judge)
2 x Best Junior In Show - Judge Earl Acker (UKC Judge)
2 x Best Junior In Show - Judge Ron Pock (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Rita Thatcher (AKC Judge)
Best Junior in Show - Judge Sharon Baskerville (AKC Judge)
Best Junior in Show - Judge Jackie Rayner (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Andrea Braxton Roberston (AKC Judge)
Best In Show - Judge Dorothy Waters (AKC Judge)
Junior Best In Show - Judge Dorothy Waters (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Anthony Clemento (AKC Judge)
Best Bred By Exhibitor in Show - Judges Jackie & Kenneth Rayner (AKC Judges)
Reserve Best Junior In Show - Judge Richard Berberich (AKC Judge)
Best Junior In Show - Judge Tony Raposo (AKC Judge)
Reserve BIS - Judge Jackie Rayner (AKC Judge)
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Dierdre Petrie (AKC Judge)
Reserve Best In Show -
Best Bred By In Show
United Kennel Club
UKC CH - Champion
UKC GCH - Grand Champion
Best in Show/Total Dog
United Kennel Club
Best In Show - Judge Will Chrzanowski
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Lisa Enriquez
Best In Show - Judge William Chrzanowski
Best In Show - Judge Mary Happel
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Antonio Raposo
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Roland Pelland
Reserve Best In Show Alleyne Dickens
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Tina Heinz
Reserve Best In Show - Judge James Heinz
Best In Show - Judge Earl Acker
Total Dog Show #1 5/14/16
Total Dog Show #2 5/14/16
Total Dog Show #1 5/15/16
Best In Show - Judge James Coleman
Best in Show - Judge William Chrzanowski
Reserve Best in show - Judge Melissa Kid
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Tina Camp
Best in Show - Judge Roland Pelland
Reserve Best In Show - Judge Anne Kieffer
UCI/Kennel Club USA
Kennel Club USA Junior CH
Kennel Club USA Champion
UCI International CH
Best in Show
UCI/Kennel Club USA
Best In Show - Judge Anthony Clemento (AKC Judge)
Best In Show - Judge Jerry Berkowitz (AKC Judge)
American Kennel Club
AKC CH - Champion (From BBE Class) 11/16/13
AKC GCH at 16 months of age
AKC Group 1 & Group 2 at 18 months of age
AOM at BCOA Nationals 2014
Finished out 2014 in Top 25 Basenjis
Qualified for Eukanuba & Crufts in 2014
Central New Jersey Hound Associtation
Best in Puppy Sweepstakes - Judge Ms. Deirdre Petrie
Sweepstakes Group 3 - Judge Mr. Thomas Powers
Winners Bitch 4 Point Major - Judge Ms. JoAnne M Buehler
MABC/BCOA Supported Entry Oct 12, 2013
Best In Puppy Sweepstake - Judge Mrs. Julie Dugan
Reserve Winners Bitch (to a 5 point major)- Mr. Johan Becerra-Hernandez
Best Bred By Exhibitor - Mr. Johan Becerra-Hernandez
Group 1 Bred By Exhibitor - Mr. Alfred J Ferruggiaro
Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club Nov 8, 2013
Best Bred By Exhibitor - Mrs. Barbara G. Pepper
Group 1 Bred By Exhibitor - Mr. Lawrence (Larry) J. Sinclair
Shawnee Kennel Club July 12th & 13th
Group 1 - Shawnee Kennel Club - Ms. Jocelyne Gagne
Group 2 OH - Shawnee Kennel Club
Group 2 - Shawnee Kennel Club - Witney Coombs
Basenji Club of America Nationals 2014
AOM under judge Dr. Donald Sturz
American Temperament Test
5/8/16 Passed (With judges comment this is one of the nicest tempered Basenji's I have ever tested.
Description of the Temperament Test
The ATTS Temperament Test focuses on and measures different aspects of temperament such as stability, shyness, aggressiveness, and friendliness as well as the dog’s instinct for protectiveness towards its handler and/or self-preservation in the face of a threat.
The test simulates a casual walk through a park or neighborhood where everyday life situations are encountered. During this walk, the dog experiences visual, auditory and tactile stimuli. Neutral, friendly and threatening situations are encountered, calling into play the dog’s ability to distinguish between non-threatening situations and those calling for watchful and protective reactions.
Watch a video of the ATTS Temperament Test
Dogs must be at least 18 months old to enter this test. The test takes about eight to 12 minutes to complete. The dog is on a loose six-foot (6′) lead. The handler is not allowed to talk to the dog, give commands, or give corrections.
Failure on any part of the test is recognized when a dog shows:
- Unprovoked aggression
- Panic without recovery
- Strong avoidance
The ATTS Temperament Test consists of ten subtests divided into five subcategories:
Behavior Toward Strangers
Objective: To measure the dog’s reaction to strangers in a non-threatening situation.
Subtest 1: Neutral stranger
A stranger to the dog approaches the handler, shakes hands with the handler and engages the handler in a brief conversation, ignoring the dog.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog’s reaction to passive socialization and the dog’s protective instinct.
Subtest 2: Friendly stranger
A stranger to the dog approaches happily and briskly, is very friendly to the dog and pets the dog.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog’s active social skills.
Reaction to Auditory Stimuli
Objective: To measure the dog’s reaction to auditory stimuli and the dog’s investigative behavior.
Subtest 3: Hidden Noise
The handler/dog team approaches a hidden assistant who rattles a metal bucket filled with rocks and sets this bucket in the path of the team. The handler may encourage the dog to investigate the bucket only when asked to do so. The handler’s focus must be on the bucket, not on the dog.
The purpose of this subtest is to test alertness and curiosity.
Subtest 4: Gunshots
The handler stops at a designated marker with his/her back towards a well hidden assistant. The assistant fires three shots using a .22 caliber starter pistol (SHOT-PAUSE-SHOT-SHOT).
The purpose of this subtest is to measure the dog’s recovery response to a sudden noise.
Reaction to Visual Stimulus
Objective: To measure the dog’s reaction to a sudden visual stimulus.
Subtest 5: Umbrella
The handler/dog team approaches an assistant sitting in a chair holding a closed umbrella parallel to the ground at a 90 degree angle to the approaching team. When the dog is five feet from the assistant, the umbrella is opened. The handler may encourage the dog to investigate the umbrella only when asked to do so. The handler’s focus must be on the umbrella, not on the dog.
Tactile Stimuli
Objective: To measure the dog’s reaction to unusual footing.
Subtest 6: Plastic Footing
Both the handler and the dog walk the entire length of a 15-foot by 6-foot clear plastic strip.
Subtest 7: Wire Footing
Only the dog will walk the entire length of a 12-foot by 3-foot unfolded exercise pen.
The purpose of these subtests is to measure the dog’s sensitivity to unusual footing, its ability to recover from the fear of unusual footing and to measure its investigative behavior to the unusual footing.
Self Protective/Aggressive Behavior
Objective: These tests collectively evaluate the dog’s capacity to recognize an unusual situation, its threshold to provocation, its protective instincts, and its propensity to realize when the situation becomes a threat.
Subtest 8: Non-Threatening
The handler/dog team stops at the designated marker. A weirdly-dressed stranger crosses the path 38 feet in front of the team.
The purpose of this subtest is to test the dog’s alertness to an unusual situation.
Subtest 9: Threatening
The weird stranger advances 10 feet towards the stationary handler in a threatening manner.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog’s ability to recognize when an unusual situation turns into a provocation.
Subtest 10: Aggression
The weird stranger advances to within 18 feet of the stationary handler in an aggressive manner.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog’s protective instincts.
The stranger is never closer than 10 feet from the dog. The handler’s 2 foot arm and the 6′ lead is added in for a total of 18 feet. Aggression here is checked against the breed standard and the dog’s training. A schutzhund trained dog lunging at the stranger is allowed, but if an untrained Siberian husky does the same, it may fail.
Barn Hunt Association
RATI Title 10/17/15
RATN Title 5/6/17
Super Pup LLC Trial 5/7/16
Novice 2nd place - Judge Talia Byers
Novice 1st place - Judge Talia Byers
Super Pup LLC Trial 5/6/17
Novice 3rd place - Judge Paige Wiseman
Do More With Your Dog Trick Titles
NTD Title 4/14/17
TKI 6/17
United Kennel Club Rally
ROA1 - Title Judge Robert Wolf 5/15/16
Qualified for Eukanuba 2014
Qualified for Crufts 2015 and 2016
TITLES EARNED IN 2017
UKC GCH - Grand Champion
RATN Title 5/6/17
NTD Title 4/14/17
TKI Title 6/17
IABCA CH 7/2/17
TITLES EARNED in 2018
ICKC - Intercontinental Championship Gold 6/23/18
ICKC - Intercontinental Championship Platinum 7/22/18
International Canine Kennel Club Supreme Grand CH 7/22/18


Penn Hip 80th Percentiles - Distraction Index (DI) 0.37 Left 0.37 Right
(The Median DI for Basenjis is 0.43 - The Min. DI for a Basenji is 0.26 the Maximum is 0.94)
(Done at 16 months of age)
Fanconi Syndrome - Clear/Normal - BJ-FAC5536/6F-VPI
PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY - BASENJI NIGHT BLINDNESS/PRA: CARRIER - BJ-PRA136/6F-VPI-CAR
OFA Eye - TESTED: 15: NORMAL W/BREEDER OPTIONS NOTED
D3a:Persistent Pupillary Membranes - Iris to Iris (One strand) - BJ-EYE146/25F-VPI
OFA Thyroid - Normal - BJ-TH356/32F-VPI
OFA Patella - Normal - BJ-PA360/32F/P-VPI
OFA Dentition Database - Full Dentition
Coat color testing (Click on Paw Print logo to view)
